WASHINGTON, DC. – Over $19 million in federal payments is coming to counties in Southern Oregon as part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS). The announcement came from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Friday. ...
GOLD BEACH, Ore. – The US Forest Service held a ceremony in Gold Beach today honoring the firefighter who died in a car crash last weekend. A Cordon of Honor was held in the name of Benjamin Sapper made up of ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The US Forest Service had firefighters fighting a small fire in the Ashland watershed Tuesday morning. It started as a result of lightning Monday night. The Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District Engine 311 and Ashland Fire and Rescue ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Karuk Land Return Bill was signed by President Biden on January 6th, placing 1,000 acres of land in a trust for the local tribe. As of the 6th, 1,000 acres of land across Humboldt and ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —The US Forest Service is sharing new information about wildfire smoke and its impact on communities. With spring beginning just days away, we’re diving into how southern Oregon stacks up. Smoky summers, something southern Oregon and northern California ...
KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, Cal. — Crews fighting the Lime Fire and Kidder 2 Fire in Siskiyou County have weather on their side, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy work. The Lime Fire was over 1600 acres and zero percent contained ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Firefighters were preparing for what is, historically, one of the busiest weeks for lightning in the Rogue Valley. The National Weather Service said 30 years of data shows August 6 – 12 sees more lightning than ...
MEDFORD, Ore – It is late July and the skies are still clear of smoke. This time last year firefighters were battling hundreds of fires in Southern Oregon that burned thousands of acres. The Oregon Department of Forestry and the Rogue ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters were still hard at work trying to contain a 230 acre fire that sparked in Siskiyou County Monday night. Fire officials said the Lumgrey Fire started out as two fires that burned together, even jumping ...
LAKEVIEW, Ore. — Firefighters will be conducting prescribed burns on the Fremont-Winema National Forest beginning Saturday. The US Forest Service says recent wet weather appears to have provided a possible window for burning this weekend into next week. Beginning Saturday, crews ...